The Seashore Measures of Musical Talent and speech skill

Abstract

Series A of the Seashore battery was administered to 377 students in a beginning speech course. Groups of students rated these subjects for excellence of vocal performance in speaking. Committees composed of two teachers and one advanced student heard 148 of these subjects and noted faults and qualities of voice on a check list. High and low groups on Seashore scores were compared for voice qualities and ratings on speech performance. The following conclusions are drawn: "1. There is a low order of relationship between Seashore scores and speech skill when general criteria of speech skill are employed. 2. The attempt… to relate scores on various Seashore tests to specific vocal habits produced no positive results." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)